CLASS 2A FRIDAY FLASHBACK

WEEK 8: In a Texas high school football season already like no other, the Class 2A, DII’s top-ranked Mart records two wins in one week

On paper, it appeared to be a busy week for Class 2A, DII’s top-ranked and three-time defending state champion Mart as the Panthers notched not one, but two District 10-2A, Division II victories.

But thanks to Covid-19 precautions sidelining four of the six district teams last week, the Panthers accepted a forfeited win from Frost before reshuffling the schedule to overwhelm the Hubbard Jaguars, 77-0, last Friday night.

The pandemic took its toll elsewhere as well as the young upstart Meridian Yellowjackets were forced to postpone their home game against District 8-2A, DII co-leading Cross Plains due to a positive case on the team.

In Class 2A, DI action, the seventh-ranked Crawford Pirates dominated the surprising Rio Vista Eagles, 47-0, to remain in a first-place tie with the Bosqueville Bulldogs, who grounded the Valley Mills Eagles, 68-7, last Friday night. And decimated by injuries and Covid, the Hamilton Bulldogs were no match for the Tolar Rattlers, losing 44-8.

But not to be undone, the Bruceville-Eddy Eagles were forced to postpone their District 12-2A, DI clash with Thorndale due to Covid precaution measures, while Rosebud-Lott slipped by the Moody Bearcats, 34-27, as the Cougars collected with first district win.

Once again this season, THE SPORTS BUZZ provides award-winning coverage of the 2020 Texas high school football season, focusing on Class 3A, 2A and 1A schools in the 10-county Heart of Texas region — which includes Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan and Somervell counties.

Within the Heart of Texas region, THE SPORTS BUZZ covers 15 Class 2A schools spread out across six districts in two divisions. Be sure to check back every week for the Friday Flashback and the Class 2A Gridiron Grades featuring district standings, scores and upcoming matchups for all 15 Class 2A teams from the Heart of Texas.

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